armiger
n.
nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms; squire who carries a knight's armor
Armiger
Armiger may also refer to the
AGM Armiger anti-radiation missile. An armiger is a person entitled to use a
coat of arms. Such a person is said to be armigerous.Originally an armiger was an Armour-Bearer or
Esquire, attendant upon a
Knight, but bearing his own unique armorial device. The term "armiger" is well-defined only within jurisdictions (such as the
United Kingdom,
Canada,
Ireland, and
Spain) where
heraldry is regulated by the state or heraldic body (such as the
College of Arms in
England,
Wales, and
Northern Ireland, the
Office of the Chief Herald in
Ireland or the
Court of the Lord Lyon in
Scotland), since anyone may use any coat of arms in jurisdictions, such as the
United States, which lack regulated heraldry.
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armiger
Noun
1. a squire carrying the armor of a knight
(synonym) armor-bearer
(hypernym) squire
2. a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
(hypernym) Lord, noble, nobleman
Armiger
(n.)
Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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